Plumbing and heating contractors · California
Desert Fire Extinguisher Co., INC.
Palm Springs, CA · ~28 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.5
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Desert Fire Extinguisher Co., INC. runs at 196% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Plumbing and heating contractors workplace, earning a grade D.
Desert Fire Extinguisher Co., INC.: 5.5 TCR = 196% of Plumbing and heating contractors BLS 2.8 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Desert Fire Extinguisher Co., INC. safety composite
Desert Fire Extinguisher Co., INC. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 29%), blended into one 0-100 breakdown against same-industry peers. A missing measure drops out and redistributes its weight rather than deflating the score. This is a per-dimension breakdown, distinct from the single letter grade above it (which weights TCR alone against the BLS industry benchmark).
35/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.48 per 100 workers
Safer than 30% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.03 per 100 workers
Safer than 29% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 51% of industry peers
Benchmarked live against every credibly-rated employer in the same NAICS industry code in the current OSHA extract (a segment must have at least 8 rated peers to benchmark). Not a legal or compliance determination; PlainSafetyScore's own weighting (TCR 40%, DART 35%, fatalities 25%).
Rising injury rate
Desert Fire Extinguisher Co., INC.: 0.0 → 3.0 TCR
Peak year 2019 @ 10.8 TCR · DART/TCR 0.55× in 2024
Desert Fire Extinguisher Co., INC.'s TCR rose 3.0 from 0.0 in 2017 to 3.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 10.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.55× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238220 · Palm Springs, CA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.5 · 196% of ind
- DART 3.0 DART
- RANK #382/594
- PHOTO Mainland
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 6 inj
- SIZE ~28 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Mainland (0.0 TCR gap)
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Desert Fire Extinguisher Co., INC. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Desert Fire Extinguisher Co., INC.
5.5 TCR
- Mainland
Mainland
5.5 TCR
- Aksarben/ARS 8
Aksarben/ARS 8726
5.5 TCR
- RRSC St. Louis
RRSC St. Louis Market
5.5 TCR
- Jarrett Plumbi
Jarrett Plumbing, Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning
5.5 TCR
What this shows Desert Fire Extinguisher Co., INC. averages 5.5 TCR (196% of the Plumbing and heating contractors BLS benchmark).
Desert Fire Extinguisher Co., INC. TCR series: 2017=0 · 2019=10.8 · 2020=8.1 · 2024=3 · BLS 2.8
Where Desert Fire Extinguisher Co., INC. falls in its industry
5,793 Plumbing and heating contracto establishmentsSafer than 30% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.3.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #382 safest of 594 Plumbing and heating contracto employers in California.
Desert Fire Extinguisher Co., INC. has fewer employees than the Plumbing and heating contractors median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.3. Workforce size and injury rate do not always move together within the same industry -- some of its smaller peers run higher rates than its larger ones, and vice versa.
Year-by-Year Safety Data
| Year | TCR | DART | Injuries | Illnesses | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 10.8 | 10.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238220 · CA · Palm Springs
5,793 Plumbing and heating contractors employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 114 employers in Palm Springs, CA · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.
| Rel | Establishment | Metric |
|---|---|---|
| NAICS-TCR | Mainland | 5.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Aksarben/ARS 8726 | 5.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | RRSC St. Louis Market | 5.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Jarrett Plumbing, Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning | 5.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Davis Ranch L.L.C. | 28 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Steinbeck Country Produce | 28 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Harlan Family Ranch | 28 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | KKG Equipment Company, LLC32 | 28 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Desert Regional Medical Center | 2,585 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 694 DESERT REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | 2,399 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 4701-694 | 2,273 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | City of Palm Springs | 459 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Walden on Lake Houston | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Faribault | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | River View Farms Inc | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Store 253 | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | 001 Nacogdoches | 28 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 144 McAllen | 28 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Logan Graphic Products, Inc | 28 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Moonlite Electric & Construction, Inc. | 28 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.